Billy Joel or Elton John

Billy Joel goes back for me to essentially the beginning of music journey - he may well be the artist to which I have consistently been listening longer than any other. I actually very recently started getting back into his work, and it really does take me back. Elton John to whom on the other hand I only just (relatively) recently began listening I don't know much about his discography, unlike the former, but I do think they're very similar in their style and overall shtick - so much so, that I would consider Billy Joel to be America's Elton John, so I'm comparing them.

Overall, I would put Billy Joel considerably higher than Elton John, not because I'm significantly more familiar with his work, but because I have noticed that while Elton John has great highpoints, he does include a lot of filler in his albums, in my opinion, and even then, I think Billy Joel's highpoints are even higher and without really any filler. What do you all think?

For the record, I think that Piano Man is masterpiece and one of the greatest rock albums ever produced, and also the first album I purchased.

Oddly enough these two artists are side by side in my CD collection.

Love them both although Elton more from his earlier albums.

This is a real tough one...but in the end...